Receptacle



May 23, 1933. E DYMENT 1,911,073

RECEPTACLE Filed Nov. 19, 1950 y 'l 'vx' f2 E un EM NHV. i i I 'I nl 17I /0 "/51 a lI a Patented May 23, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFIQEELWOOD DYMENT, lOF CLEVELAND, OHO, ASSGNOR TO DYMENT COMPANY, 0FCLEVELAND, GI-IIO, A CORPORATION RECEPTACLE Application led November 19,1930.

The present invention relates to receptacles, and more particularly to areceptacle, such as a Waste basket, for inst-ance, which is collapsible,and it has for its principal object the provision of a receptacle ofthis character Which may be cheaply manufactured from stiff paper' orcard-board Which will be sturdy in construction, easily manufactured andWhich Will be collapsible substantially flatly so as to occupy butlittle amount of space and Which can be readily handled when not in use.

A further objectof the invention is to provide an article of thisgeneral character wherein the folding or collapsing of the article isaccomplished through instrmneutalitics comprising a bottom member whichmay bc removed but firmly secured in position when the side members ofthe rcceptacll are extended, and the invention further contemplates theprovision of novel securing means for this bottom member when thereceptacle is positioned for use and the sides thereof extended.

Devices in accordance with this invention can bo made in any desiredconfiguration7 can be made with any desired ornamental dcsigns, andreadily adapt in general to forms 1nd figures of pleasing appearance;and since it is preferred to make these articles out of light materialssuch as card-board, they are cheap to manufacture and readily adaptthemselves to many uses While both utility and pleasing appearance canbe combined.

The devices of this invention are characterized, notwithstanding thelightness of the material from which they are constructed, by highdegree of strength and rigidity which is imparted through the provisionof the bottom member and locking instrumentalities which are providedfor securing this bottom member in position when the article isextended; While it is preferred to form the articles of this inventionfrom cheap materials such as card-board, it is obvious any desirablematerial may be substituted therefor Without altering any of the adheredfeatures of novelty.

The embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawing shows areceptacle of the Serial No. 496,802.

nature of Waste basket formed in the oct-agonal conigu 'ation andprovided With ornamentations in the nature of cusps or hearts, althoughit Will be apparent that such details do not effect the inventivefeatures; and it will be apparent that the sides of the receptacle maybe decorated if desired in any pleasing manner.

In the drawingl Fig. 1 illustrates a side elevation of a receptacle ofthis character illustrated in the form of Waste paper basket.

Figure 2 is a sectional view along the line of, 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional vien' taken along the section line 3-3of F ig. 2 and showing in dotted `lines the direction movement of thebottom member.

Fig. l is a side elevation of the rccelitacle Fig. 1 but showing thereceptacle as being collapsed, the position of the bottom member beingindicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a top View of the collapsed receptacle of Fig. 4:.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, it will be seen that thereceptacle is formed a plurality of side walls 10 giving any desiredconligiu'ation to the receptacle, the illustrated form being that of anOctagon. lfalls 10 are hinged together so as to collapse substantiallyflatly and may be provided with ornamental designs 11 and 12 if desired.

is will be seen especially from Figs. 2 and 4 a bottom. member isprovided for the. receptacle, this member being indicated by 13; and asillustrated the bottom 18 is scoured as shown at 14 to one of the sidemembers, `and is conveniently hinged as indicated at 15 so that it Willbe movable in a vertical plane indicated by the arrows at Fig. 2; bythis Vmeans the bottom member 13 enabled te fold upwardly so that willlit between the side members When the receptacle is collapsed. rlhisdescribed and illustrated arrangement is a convenient one, although. itwill be understood that modifications thereof Will be readily suggestedto one skilled in the art to which this relates.

One of the principal features of the invention is the provision of slits16 adjacent the bottom end of the side members 10, or formed elsewheretherein there being thus cut out a plurality of tongues 17, which areresilient and which maintain substantially eontiiiuious the surface ofeach side member. lt will be seen that each side 10 can be prepared inthis manner so as to have one of these tongues 17, although it is notnecessary, as is obvious, to so provide the side to which the bottom 13is secured; it is also obvious that each ot' these cut out portions ortongues 17 will provide a shoulder delined by the thickness of thematerial from which the receptacle is constructed. The bottom member 13is illustrated as being provided with lugs 18 which will lit into thecut out spaces behind the tongues 17 and will rest upon the aforesaidshoulders, engaging the tongues 17 to torce them outwardly so that thelpressure exerted by these tongues against the lugs 18 as they rest uponthe aftoresaid shoulders will firmly retain the bott-om membei1 13 inposition when the side members 10 are extended; but the construction issuch that the bottom 13 can be readily pushed out of position and foldedagainst the sides ot' the receptacle so that the walls are then tree tobe collapsed substantially 'llatly as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5.The shoulders relerred to above are indicated in Figure Q b v numeral19. It will be seen that when the side members 10 are extended and thebottom member 18 is in position as indicated in the tull lines as shownin Figure 3. the bottom 13 will very substantially re-enforce thereeeptacle and the resilient tongue 17 maintaining substantiallycontinuous, as they do the surface of each side member assures thereceptacle being substantially tight so as to prevent even smallarticles deposited therein falling out.

It desired the bottom ends of the side members 10 can be cut inornamental fashion as indicated at 20 to increase its pleasingappearance withoutl detraeting from the stability ot the receptacle.`

It will be understood, as above pointed out, and it will be obvious,that many changes in the specific details of the orm ot' deviee hereindescribed. in detail and illustrated in the drawing may be made withoutdeparting from the underlying inventive concept; and it will. also beobvious that many ot such changes in details will become at onceapparent to anyone skilled in the art to which this invention relates;and it will be understood accordingly, that it is intended and desiredto embrace within the scope of this invention such modilications andchanges as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

That is claimed is:

A receptacle comprising, in combination, collapsible side members, theextremities of which are adapted to form top and bottom portionsrespectively, the side mem ers iatly folding together when collapsed,and when expanded forming a receptacle of polygonal configuration, and amember hinged to one of the side members and adapted to extendtransversely of the receptacle to form a bottom therefor, the sidemembers being provided, adjacent the bottom ends thereof, with slits' toform yieldable tongues between the slits, the bottom member beingprovided with tabs adapted to engage the said tongues upon eX ansion ofthe receptacle and to torce tie said tongues outwardly from the plane ofthe sides of the receptacle, the said tongues having their free endsoverlying the bottom tabs and exerting force against the ends' of thetabs to lirmly retain the bottom against aceidental displacement whilethe receptacle is expanded.

In testimony whereof` I affix my signature.

ELVOOD DYMENT.

